Guatemala

Doing political travel writing on Kickstarter crowdfunding budgets offers modest economic returns. But emails like these, years after the publishing of “WAR: The Afterparty,” makes the effort sweet and worthwhile. The books opens with my two week visit to Guatemala, interviewing witnesses, professors, politicos and an exiled ex-president about the 1953 CIA overthrow of democratically …

A Guatemala Love Letter Read More »

Part Two of my conversation with Guatemalan political veteran Julio Gonzalez. Part One can be read here. And find out the latest on the Afterparty project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wartheafterparty/war-the-afterparty “Why do you think, as a seasoned political veteran, that the United States needed to maintain the justification that the action was needed to defend the freedom …

Guatemala’s Julio Gonzalez Interview Part Two: Why the CIA Overthrew Arbenz Read More »

Week One in Guatemala. A big success on a few fronts. Extraordinary encounters with prominent and everyday witnesses to the overthrow and civil war. Getting the recording tools and publishing process down. Making the travel process more efficient. Traveling by bus across Guatemala to Livingston today, a 5-6 hour trip. I’ll be reviewing and transcribing …

Week One of “War The Afterparty” in Guatemala Read More »

I’m sure I can’t rely on serendipity and chance encounters as a way to harvest interviews and information during the Afterparty world tour, but so far it’s been a fascinating ride. A risky assumption of the project is that food and lodging and even transport costs can be kept low with a combination of web …

Buses and Rain and The Children of Civil War Read More »

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